Retail sales of video games dip in January
(AP) -- An industry group says U.S. retail sales of video game consoles and software dropped 4 percent in January from a year earlier.
Business
Feb 17, 2011
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Facebook adds civil unions option to profiles
(AP) -- Facebook on Thursday added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that its users can pick from to best describe their romantic status.
Internet
Feb 17, 2011
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Ice offers possible explanation for Death Valley's mysterious 'self-moving' rocks
Death Valley National Park contains many mysteries, including one of nature's strangest phenomena: Rocks that seem to move around all on their own.
General Physics
Feb 17, 2011
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Republicans seek to quash 'net neutrality' rules
Republican lawmakers Thursday rebuked US telecom regulators for implementing a "net neutrality" policy aimed at guaranteeing open Internet access.
Telecom
Feb 17, 2011
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C60 could form a new kind of gel
(PhysOrg.com) -- C60, the spherical carbon molecule also known as a buckminsterfullerene, has intrigued scientists for its unique properties and potential applications in nanotechnology and electronics. Now scientists have ...
NASA sees heavy rains in Tropical Storm Bingiza, possibly headed for second landfall
NASA satellite data indicates that Bingiza is still maintaining tropical storm intensity and carrying heavy rainfall over the Mozambique Channel as it prepares for its second landfall in Madagascar.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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NASA sees former Tropical Storm Carlos still a soaker in the Northern Territory
Now a remnant low pressure area, former Tropical Storm Carlos continues to move southwest inland over Australia's Northern Territory and dump heavy amounts of rainfall. NASA's Aqua satellite saw some of the high thunderstorms ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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NASA infrared satellite data see an intensifying Tropical Storm Dianne
Infrared satellite data from NASA's Aqua satellite reveal that Tropical Storm Dianne is getting organized off the coast of Western Australia today.
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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Catching space weather in the act
Close to the globe, Earth's magnetic field wraps around the planet like a gigantic spherical web, curving in to touch Earth at the poles. But this isn't true as you get further from the planet. As you move to the high altitudes ...
Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2011
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Robots learn human perception
(PhysOrg.com) -- Michael J. Black teaches computers to analyse data on their environment as quickly and reliably as the human brain.
Computer Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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